Contribution of Social Media Usage to Secondary School students’ Academic performance in Kinondoni Municipality, Tanzania.

Waane, Frida Hellen (2023) Contribution of Social Media Usage to Secondary School students’ Academic performance in Kinondoni Municipality, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study assessed the contribution of social media usage to secondary school students’ academic performance in Tanzania. In addition, it identified the challenges students face when using social media sites, as well as some of the remedies for resolving such challenges at both the individual level and at education system level. A cross sectional survey was used to collect data from a sample of 200 form IV students in four secondary schools of Kinondoni District in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. Descriptive, correlation and multiple regression analysis techniques were applied to analyse the data. The results revealed that while the extent of social media usage had a significant and negative effect on their academic performance, the time spent on the sites did not. Among the challenges the students encountered when accessing the social media sites was internet bundles followed by network related challenges and lack of technical skills. To reduce these challenges, remedies like network improvement, parental awareness, focusing on meaningful usages, and availability of internet bundles were identified. To the education system, the study identified the need to simplify access to internet, stimulating cooperation among stakeholders, and simplifying the integration of online learning and key policy issues. Keywords: social media, social media usage, secondary school students, academic performance, Tanzania

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